Will you walk us uptownAnd wherever you goYou know we will followWill you walk us uptownAnd we'll stand in the lightOf your new killing groundAnd we won't make a sound

Except to sing our sorrowWill you walk us uptownWhile our tears run in torrentsTo suffer in silenceOr pray for some solace

Will you wash away our sinsIn the cross-fireAnd cross-currentsAs you uncross your fingersAnd take out some insurance

No matter what the priceIt's your own paradiseWill you walk us uptownWill you walk us uptown

Some hearts are sinking & Some hearts are a-flutterSome scoop goldFrom the dirt in the gutterOr swallow the earthPouring into your mouthAs they bury us upright saying"Everything's alright"

Will you walk us uptownLike some said you couldWe will feat on your fleshAnd drink down your bloodWill you haul down that flagAnd dishonor that vowCos we must not changeIt's color nowWill you walk us uptown

No matter what the priceEach crushed in the cornerOf their own paradiseWill you walk us uptownWill you walk us uptown

That's always assumingThat you're partly divineAnd partly humanYour the king of our heartsYour the clown with the drumWill you walk us uptownIf we promise not to run

Will you walk us uptownWill you gather us nearAs cowards fleeAnd traitors sneerKeep a red flag flyingKeep a blue flag as wellAnd a white flag in caseIt all goes to hell